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Running back Maurice Jones-Drew announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday after nine seasons in the league with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders. "After much discussion with my family and business team during the offseason, I've decided to retire from the National Football League," Jones-Drew posted on Twitter. "The past nine years were absolutely amazing! I'll be forever grateful to the countless people who have assisted me through my NFL journey." Jones-Drew was selected with the 60th overall pick in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars after three years at UCLA, where he had been named a consensus...

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